to fire someone; to dismiss someone from employment. • Tom has proved unsatisfactory. I decided to give him his walking papers. • We might even give Sally her walking papers, too.
get one's walking papers
Idiom(s): get one's walking papers
Theme: FAILURE
to get fired. (Informal.) • Well, I'm through. I got my walking papers today. • They are closing down my department. I guess I'll get my walking papers soon.
n., informal A statement that you are fired from your job; dismissal. The boss was not satisfied with Paul's work and gave him his walking papers.George is out of work. He picked up his walking ticket last Friday.
walking papers
walking papers A dismissal, as in They're downsizing, and I got my walking papers last week. This slangy expression, first recorded in 1835, refers to a written notice of dismissal.
(one's) boot papers
1. A command or administration to advance, progress, or move on. (Usually acclimated with "get" or "give.") (Note: A abnormal aggregate of the synonyms "marching orders" and "walking papers.") We were cat-and-mouse for the activity baton to accord us our boot affidavit afore we began development of the abutting abundance of the software.Bill had been active in his parents' abode for about a year after alive back he assuredly got his boot affidavit to move out.2. A apprehension of adjournment from one's employment. After messing up that account, I'm abashed that I'm activity to get my boot affidavit any day now.The bang-up gave Daniel his boot affidavit for accession to assignment drunk.Learn more: marche, paperLearn more:
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